# What's your New York Times puzzle routine?

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Tags:** board-card-word-game\
**Created:** [April 27, 2026, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-new-york-times-puzzle-routine/1029599 "2026-04-27T17:08:31Z")\
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> [@Dewey\_Finn](#):
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> I’m pretty sure that Sela Ward is a more common answer than Teri Garr

Could be, but I’m working my way backward through the archives and Teri Garr shows up _a lot_. I’m back to Nov 2008 right now.

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**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2026, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-new-york-times-puzzle-routine/1029599/42 "2026-05-28T18:38:18Z")

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> [@Briny\_Deep](#):
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> Daily crossword. Make notes on provocations for simmering outrage due to poor cluing, ridiculous obscurity, questionable references, and ho-hum answers. Go visit Rex Parker to be validated afterwards. Grind teeth if it’s one of his college-aged subs, who tend towards unreasonable charity.

Man, you nailed it. Every word.

mmm

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